Cryotherapy

"Cryotherapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A form of therapy consisting in the local or general use of cold. The selective destruction of tissue by extreme cold or freezing is CRYOSURGERY. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

Descriptor ID	D017679
MeSH Number(s)	E02.258
Concept/Terms	Cryotherapy Cryotherapy Cryotherapies Therapy, Cold Cold Therapies Therapies, Cold Cold Therapy

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cryotherapy".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Cryotherapy [E02.258]

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Cryotherapy
Hypothermia, Induced

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	1	0	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	0	1	1
2014	0	1	1
2015	1	1	2
2016	1	0	1
2019	1	0	1
2021	0	1	1

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Mwanahamuntu M, Kapambwe S, Pinder LF, Matambo J, Chirwa S, Chisele S, Basu P, Prendiville W, Sankaranarayanan R, Parham GP. The use of thermal ablation in diverse cervical cancer "screen-and-treat" service platforms in Zambia. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2022 Apr; 157(1):85-89.

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Pinder LF, Parham GP, Basu P, Muwonge R, Lucas E, Nyambe N, Sauvaget C, Mwanahamuntu MH, Sankaranarayanan R, Prendiville W. Thermal ablation versus cryotherapy or loop excision to treat women positive for cervical precancer on visual inspection with acetic acid test: pilot phase of a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Oncol. 2020 01; 21(1):175-184.

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Wilcox CL, Yanagihara AA. Heated Debates: Hot-Water Immersion or Ice Packs as First Aid for Cnidarian Envenomations? Toxins (Basel). 2016 Apr 01; 8(4):97.

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Katundu K, Bateman AC, Pfaendler KS, Mwanahamuntu MH, Kapambwe S, Vermund SH, Sahasrabuddhe VV, Msadabwe SC, Stringer JS, Parham GP, Chibwesha CJ. The Effect of Cryotherapy on Human Papillomavirus Clearance Among HIV-Positive Women in Lusaka, Zambia. J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2015 Oct; 19(4):301-6.

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Parham GP, Mwanahamuntu MH, Kapambwe S, Muwonge R, Bateman AC, Blevins M, Chibwesha CJ, Pfaendler KS, Mudenda V, Shibemba AL, Chisele S, Mkumba G, Vwalika B, Hicks ML, Vermund SH, Chi BH, Stringer JS, Sankaranarayanan R, Sahasrabuddhe VV. Population-level scale-up of cervical cancer prevention services in a low-resource setting: development, implementation, and evaluation of the cervical cancer prevention program in Zambia. PLoS One. 2015; 10(4):e0122169.

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Mwanahamuntu MH, Sahasrabuddhe VV, Blevins M, Kapambwe S, Shepherd BE, Chibwesha C, Pfaendler KS, Mkumba G, Vwalika B, Hicks ML, Vermund SH, Stringer JSA, Parham GP. Monitoring the performance of "screen-and-treat" cervical cancer prevention programs. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2014 Jul; 126(1):88-89.

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Lee HW, Lee MW, Choi JH, Moon KC, Koh JK. To the editor: Unilateral nevoid hyperkeratosis of the nipple and areola: excellent response to cryotherapy. Dermatol Surg. 2005 May; 31(5):611-2.

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Giaconi JA, Coleman AL, Aldave AJ. Epithelial downgrowth following surgery for congenital glaucoma. Am J Ophthalmol. 2004 Dec; 138(6):1075-7.

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Kantsevoy SV, Cruz-Correa MR, Vaughn CA, Jagannath SB, Pasricha PJ, Kalloo AN. Endoscopic cryotherapy for the treatment of bleeding mucosal vascular lesions of the GI tract: a pilot study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2003 Mar; 57(3):403-6.

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